Laundry-cabinet.



J. B. 133001111. LAUNDRY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED .TAN.29, 1912.

1,029,585. Patented June 18,1912.

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. 9 I WA J. B. BROOHU. LAUNDRY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED mmzs. 1912.

Patented June 18, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. BROGHU, 0F BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT BROUILLARD, OF BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAUNDRY-CABIN E '1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 18, 1912.

Application filed January 29, 1912. Serial No. 674,023.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. BROCHU, a subject of Great Britain, residing at Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The cabinet which is the subject of the present invention is designed to provide a support for an ironing board, the latter be ing foldable, when not in use, against the back of the cabinet in such a way as not to detract from the appearance thereof.

The invention also has for its object to provide a novel system of braces for holding the ironing board in position for use, said braces being foldable under the ironing board when the latter is folded against the back of the cabinet.

With the herein stated objects in View, the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificat-ionFigure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet with the ironing board folded. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof, the ironing board being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the ironing board swung into position for use.

Referring specifically to the drawings, a cabinet of any suitable form is shown, the same being of such a hei ht that the ironing board 10 may be supported at a suitable elevation when it is to be used. The front of the cabinet has a' door 11 which closes the compartments of the cabinet.

' The ironing board 10 is connected by hinges 12 to the rear edge of the top 13 of the cabinet, the hinge connection being adj a.- cent to one end of the board. When not in i use the board rests vertically behind the back on the top 13 of the cabinet, and the other end extends rearward therefrom, as shown in Fig. 3. In order to support the board in this position, the following structure is provided: The side walls 15 of the cabinet proj ect rearward a short distance from the back thereof, and to said projecting portions of the side walls are pivotally connected, on the inside, links 16 carrying at their outer ends a pair of legs 17. These legs are formed of a single piece of stout wire which is bent intermediate its ends, and doubled as indicated at 18. At the end of the doubled portion, the two ends of the wire are bent laterally in opposite directions as indicated at 19, at the extremities of which bends the wire is looped as indicated at 20 to form a return bend and then bent outward to form the lower portions of the legs 17, the latter being spaced from each other by the lateral bends 19.- At the commencement of the doubled portion 18 of the wire, the two ends thereof are separated slightly to form an eye 21 through which is adapted to be passed a projecting pin 22 carried by the back 14 of the cabinet. The herein described wire structure forms a pair of sup porting legs which extend at an inclination fromthe back of the cabinet when placed in position for use. The links 16 are loosely connected to the looped portions 20 of the wire so that the structure may be folded. To the under side of the ironing board 10 is hinged a prop 23 comprising a single piece of wire which is bent intermediate its ends into a substantially triangular loop 24 and then brought close together or doubled to form the prop, the extremities of the upper ends of the wire being bent laterally in opposite directions as indicated at 25 and passed through staples 26 on the under side of the ironing board to form the hinge or pivotal connection between the latter and the prop. The prop extends at an inclination from the ironing board when thelatter is in horizontal position, and the looped portion 24 engages the upper portion 18 of the legs 17, said portion being notched as indicated at 27 to form a seat for the looped end of the prop.

To place the ironing board supports in operative position, the legs 17 are swung outward from the back of the cabinet so as to extend to the floor in an inclined direction. The eye 21 is slipped over the pin 22. In order to prevent the legs from slipping up, a second pin 28 is located on the back of the cabinet above the pin 22. The ironing board may now be placed in horizontal position, and the prop 23 swung downward and engaged with the upper portion of the legs 17, whereupon the board is firmly and rigidly held in position for use. To place the board in vertical position behind the cabinet, the prop 23 is disengaged from the legs 17, and the latter are disengaged from the back of the cabinet by slipping the eye 21 off the pin 22. The legs may now be folded against the back of the cabinet between the rearwardly projecting portions of the side walls 15 thereof. The prop 23 is folded against the under side of the board, and the latter is then swung into vertical position behind the cabinet against the rear edges of the projecting portions of the side walls 15, thereby forming a complete inclosure for the legs and the prop.

That end of the ironing board which carries the prop 23 is reduced in width at its extremity, andis located between strips 29 secured to the projecting rear edges of the side walls '15, at the bottom thereof. The upper ends of the strips are beveled to fit the inclined sides of the reduced end of the board. To one of the strips 29 is pivoted a catch 30 which is adapted to be swung over the ironing board when the latter is in vertical position, whereby it is securely held in this position.

I claim:

1. The combination with a support; of an ironing board hinged to the top thereof, and adjustable to extend vertically behind the support, links pivoted to the rear portion of the support, legs carried by the links, a holder on the back of the support for the inner ends of the legs, with which holder the legs are removably engageable, and a folding prop carried by the under side of the ironing board and removably engageable with the legs.

2. The combination with a support; of an ironing board hinged to the top thereof, and

adjustable to extend vertically behind the support, a folding prop carried by the under side of the ironing board, links pivoted to the rear portion of the support, a holder on the back of the support, and legs comprising a member removably engageable at one of its ends with the holder, and having lateral bends at its other end in opposite directions, and downward bends at the extremity of the lateral bends to form the lower portions of the legs, the links being loosely connected to the extremity of the lateral bends, and the aforesaid prop being removably engageable with the aforesaid member.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. BROCHU.

WVitnesses:

EDMUND BRANILLARD, J OSEPH L. VALADE.

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